Manan SS - Silence Speaks updated End credits! - Page 15

And a part of me is empty today.

It's always so hard to let go of something you have loved so much. They have been a part of my mind & soul, they have flown through my veins, they have lived in my heart and suddenly they are gone.

So many of you have actually requested me to continue this story. Not many have actually liked the ending. I can make that out from the number of comments. But no matter how hard it is for me to set them free, I have to, because if I stop them for my personal greed, they will lose the very magic that has captivated you. Some ends have to come to make way for other beginnings.

Many of you have complained about the open ended epilogue. I know most of you are young and would like to see a fairy tale ending. But I have a couple of things to say here.

The very essence of the story is, come rain or shine, as long as they are together, it doesn't really matter where life takes them. In their words, if they stay alive, there is Plan A, if they don't, there is plan B.

I have kept it open ended for two reasons...the first is that I wanted to leave it to the readers interpretation. They can weave whichever version of the story they prefer more.

And secondly, if I tie all the knots now, the scope of a sequel will never arise.

No, I am not promising you a sequel, I am not giving you a deadline. I am not one of those people who write for demand. I will only present a story when it's worth telling. And if one morning I wake up with a worthy story about these two, I will write it down for sure.

Talking about this journey, I have a few things to share.

When I wrote the first chapter, so few of you actually loved it. I still remember the day I put up a poll on S3 asking which story I should update next and 99% said s3, from there to here, today, its tremendous how the love has grown in merely 9 chapters. I started writing this story when I broke my finger, and throughout its lifetime, I have suffered and only suffered. There were days I didn't feel like getting up, there were days I was hopeless and sad, at times, I wrote from morning to night, 3 back to back updates & one day I cried for a good 20 minutes because I was trying to feel the pain of my characters, I was trying to be Manik and Nandini. In between I flunked one set of exams, missed one day of office & have been into the loneliest of moods & all of it has gone into making of this story.

From outside, it looks like a writer is born with it. That they sit on their desk and words simply flow out of their hands. Reality is starkly different though. A writer has to think, feel, twist and stir his/her own emotions ,constantly refine their skills and then write. There are hundreds of distractions that come in between, hundreds of things that we deal with like anyone else, we have our mood swing, we face blockers and yet overcoming everything, we write, because we have a story to tell. This was a story worth telling because I personally believe pain is beautiful, because it creates love and hope. That is also why I love Manik and Nandini, because they come from darkness and yet lit up our life. And therefore, Story or no story, these two will continue to shine for us... till the stars shine and fireflies glow. Perhaps even the makers didn't realize that they were creating legends...like Romeo and Juliet... Symbolizing love & hope.

But this particular story has been so special, I want to take it forward to more people. I want to self-publish this book on amazon kindle/smashwords. And as you might understand, it's a lot of effort. So that is going to take up a lot of my time. I have to figure out a lot of things I have never done, and I am going to need help with designing the covers, the promo, editing and doing some basic market research.

Writing two stories simultaneously is challenging to say the least. One story involuntarily takes a back seat like S3 has currently done. I am going to be breathlessly busy till this executive MBA of mine continues. Honestly, there is too much on my plate currently, and I am struggling to manage. So for the time being, it is going to be S3. I hope I can recreate the magic that once was. Yes my updates will be 3 per week. But, I know I am going to be back with more stories. I guess I was born to tell them. And I hope, one out of those will be a continuation of Silence Speaks.

Thank you... for reading through, for your heart warming and heart melting words, thank you even for nagging me to update and scolding me for ending this. You only care so much because you love this so deeply. I take it all with a pinch of sweet sugar. God bless you all... and one last thing... stories are not just meant to entertain, they are told so that they can make a difference, so that we can all emerge out better than what we were when we entered. I hope the love and hope that this story has given u will manifest intself in different ways... that you too will light up someone's dark sky and be the reason for someone's smile.

Love you all...& a special shoutout to my twin soul @ShaoneeChatterjee... its her birthday today :) Happy birthday my souly :)